• "Our country’s AAPI community has experienced escalating verbal attacks and physical violence since the coronavirus pandemic began, including the devastating killings… in Atlanta. We must reject all forms of xenophobia and address the harm to our AAPI communities. Passing this resolution would send a clear message, that hate, bigotry, and anti-Asian sentiment have no place in our country." Source: Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat, Hawaii)

• "In the last year alone, there were nearly 3,800 hate incidents reported against the AAPI community, with the majority perpetrated against Asian American women. These hate incidents are both a part of the rising threat of white supremacist violence and a unique manifestation of the hatred, discrimination, and bias that Asian Americans have faced throughout our country’s history. It only worsened as we saw members of the previous administration, including the former president, use words that degraded and demeaned members of the Asian community. This kind of hatred and violence is not an inevitability. The hateful words and actions against our AAPI family must stop and we must all confront and end this discrimination and violence." Source: Senator Cory Booker (Democrat, New Jersey)

• "During the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation has witnessed a surge in racism, xenophobia, and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – even as many of them work on the front lines to defeat this virus. These actions have no place in our communities. To address the spike in anti-Asian rhetoric and hate crimes, we must stand in solidarity with the AAPI community while making clear that there is absolutely no connection between the virus and a person’s race or ethnic group." Source: Senator Mark Warner (Democrat, Virginia)